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The establishment of trusts
to administer the estate of a descendant according to ones
previously designated estate plan avoids the need for probate
court to administer and designate new owners for the assets
of a descendant. Estate planning provides for the spouse and
children of a descendant to immediately own the real and personal
property of their spouse, provider or parent without need
for delay to obtain court approval for distribution or division
of descendant assets.
Young parents
are encouraged to designate guardians for their children should
something happen to both parents simultaneously and provisions
made for the children's' support with life insurance or other
assets. All persons should make designations such as specific
bequests to heirs of their real or personal property and have
directives in place for matters such as time to be sustained
on life support systems.
This
counsel provides estate planning, wills and trusts, and where
a descendant has passed on without any estate planning, this
council provides probate services where heirs may be designated,
assets administered and divided, creditors notified and closing
of the estate pursuant to required court order.
Estate litigation provided by the firm includes
case where decedent mother provided daughter quit claim deed
leaving mother's home to daughter for daughter to provide life
time care for the mother. Two other sons were thus left out of
the inheritance when mother unexpectedly died with deed in
effect and daughter had long since moved out of the home and
had not provided the care expected. Mediation provided
resolution to the two sons with payment by sister for their
interest in the mother's home.
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